Cedar Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. Only 6% work in Cedar Township; the top destination outside it is Smith Center (26%, 12 miles). 172 jobs are based in Cedar Township for 187 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cedar Township by day and by night
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 161 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Cedar Township: the destinations
Where Cedar Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Cedar Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Township, 2013 → 2023: 177 → 172. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cedar Township takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Cedar Township commutes
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Cedar Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Swan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $67,727 |
| Lane Township | under 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Plum Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Swan Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lane Township, Plum Township, Valley Township and Swan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cedar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Township?
$67,727 (±$20,315) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?
9.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Smith Center (26%, 12 mi), Phillipsburg (10%, 17 mi), Kensington (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.